The Church of Ireland and Roman Catholic Primates of All Ireland, Archbishops John McDowell and Eamon Martin, have written the following piece in today’s Financial Times on legislation relating to the Troubles which is to be considered this week by the House of Lords.
Clergy and volunteers from the Roman Catholic and Church of Ireland Cathedrals in Armagh welcomed the opportunity to meet with the Minister of State for Northern Ireland, Steve Baker MP, on Monday (14th November).
The theme for this year’s Irish Inter–Church Meeting was ‘Creatively reconfiguring our post–pandemic understanding of church’.
The Advent and Christmas newsletter from the Board for Ministry with Children and Families is packed full of resources and ideas and not a flake of glitter in sight!
“The difficulties arising from Brexit, the Northern Ireland Protocol and the looming cost of living crisis were coming together to create an moment of real jeopardy for these islands and for Northern Ireland … but the voices we listen to in arriving at our decisions mark us out as either an evolving, civilised society or a morally empty and broken polity.”
A selection of photos from the Consecration Service at Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, on Sunday (30th October 2022).
A congregation of friends, colleagues in ministry, and parishioners greeted the Rt Revd Adrian Wilkinson as the new Bishop of Cashel, Ferns and Ossory on Sunday afternoon (30th October) at Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin.
The Church Leaders Group (Ireland) met with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, the Rt Hon Chris Heaton–Harris MP, at Hillsborough Castle on Wednesday evening (26th October 2022) where they were able to relay to him the reality of life for ordinary people from their congregations and parishes across Northern Ireland, outlining the significant stress that is being caused by the fear of what is coming in the months ahead.
This year, the Church of Ireland’s Day of Prayer for Young People and Youth Ministry will be on Sunday 20th November 2022.
The Most Revd John McDowell, Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland, has paid tribute to Baroness May Blood, whose death was announced this morning (Friday, 21st October 2022).